how to install fvwm without root?

casualzone · 05-31-2011, 09:24 AM

how to install fvwm without root?

i have downloaded fvwm-2.6.0.tar.gz from ftp://ftp.fvwm.org/pub/fvwm/
i follow the step here http://www.fvwm.org/documentation/faq/#1.1
then ./configure --prefix /home/myusername
then make install

i dont think i have install it.
which fvwm -->no such command

Nylex · 05-31-2011, 09:27 AM

Did you run "make" to compile? Were there any errors during any part of the configuration, build or installation processes? If so, what were they?

ThomasAdam · 05-31-2011, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by casualzone

how to install fvwm without root?

i have downloaded fvwm-2.6.0.tar.gz from ftp://ftp.fvwm.org/pub/fvwm/
i follow the step here http://www.fvwm.org/documentation/faq/#1.1
then ./configure --prefix /home/myusername
then make install

i dont think i have install it.
which fvwm -->no such command

Use FVWM 2.6.1 for a start. Also, is "$HOME/bin" in your $PATH?

-- Thomas Adam

casualzone · 06-01-2011, 09:55 AM

i save the file in /home/username/misc folder
I did the step inside the misc folder...

Nylex · 06-01-2011, 09:57 AM

Which file? Which step? Please post complete details, including error messages if there are any. If you're sure that you compiled and installed FVWM, then is the directory containing the fvwm binary in your PATH, as ThomasAdam asks?

ThomasAdam · 06-02-2011, 03:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by casualzone

then ./configure --prefix /home/myusername

Should also have mentioned here that the above is wrong. The long option "--prefix" expects an equals sign, as in:

Code:

./configure --prefix=/home/myusername

-- Thomas Adam